Monday, December 29, 2014

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes dumped 944,800 shares in
Tune Insurance Holdings Bhd, the organization that provides travel
insurance for AirAsia passengers, just days before the disappearance of
Flight QZ8501.

On December 26, the Malaysian Insider reported
that Fernandes, the founder of Tune Group Sdn Bhd which owns AirAsia,
had sold a total of 944,800 shares in Tune Insurance Holdings Bhd, with
850,000 shares being dumped on December 22, and the other 94,800 being
sold the day after.

According to its official website,
Tune Insurance Holdings Bhd is “an insurance product manager” for
AirAsia in which “insurance products are sold to (AirAsia) customers as
part of their online booking process.”

The share prices of AirAsia and Tune Insurance
Holdings both fell on the first day of trading after the disappearance
of Flight QZ8501, with the former shedding 12.9 percent at one point. Tune Insurance Holdings lost 0.6%.

Fernandes decision to dump the shares less than a
week before AirAsia Flight QZ8501 disappeared over the Java Sea
prompted some to speculate that he may have had prior knowledge of the
incident.

“Did Fernandes know his company stock was about
to take a hit? The timing is suspicious,” asks Heavy.com, adding, “If
so, it indicates knowledge of an impending attack on AirAsia.”